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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Judicial tenure

An April 20, 2020 report on a visit to Uzbekistan by Diego García-Sayán, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, includes the following recommendation on security of judicial tenure:

104. The system of two temporary appointments before achieving a lifelong appointment should be reconsidered, since it exposes judges to the risk of undue pressure and interferences during the first 15 years in office. While moving towards life appointment, the Special Rapporteur recommends limiting temporary appointments to a single initial term of office, possibly for 10 years.

The Special Rapporteur's mandate includes military as well as civilian tribunals.

In a report on a 2017 visit to Poland, Sr. García-Sayán questioned a provision that would have retired all sitting judges of the country's Military Chamber.

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